IPRE #II: IPRE03 (The Black Dog)

Designation: PRE10

Colloquial Terms: The Black Dog, Haunter, Garm, Nighthound, Grim, Seamus, Harbinger, SEEKER, Black Shuck, Tigris, The Familiar, Gwyllgi, Cerberus, Fossil-Type TINDALOS, Barghest, Steppenwolf, The Red-Eyed King, Briathos, Grendel, The Cur, The Tear Dog, Mordred's Bane, Fenrir, Subject Bravo Delta, Freybug, Old Girl, Cadejo, Timor Canis, The Hound of Destruction, The Puppy, The Ebon Hound, The Underhound, Freak Designation Gamma - MAUGRIM.


Physical Characteristics: Appears as a large black [dog] member of the Canis genus of unknown species, resembling a wolf. The ears are pointed and the snout is elongated. The eyes appear as either black or red. Muscular body structure. Size changes, ranging from four feet (1.22 meters) tall to nearly ten feet (3 meters) tall.

Behavioral Characteristics: Often seeks out people with long kept secrets. Will bring its victim objects which somehow relate to that secret, goading them into revealing it. Has been observed to outright attack victims who do not reveal their secrets soon enough. Is occasionally seen working with other PREs, often acting as a herald and preparing the way for the PREs appearance. Has been known to sniff out secrets for PREs to use against their victims, either to destroy the victim's psyche or to manipulate the victim for the purposes of the Game.

APPENDIX: AS OF #-##-19##, PRE10 WAS DISRTOYED BY A GROUP OF RUNNERS, TWO OF WHICH INCLUDE SCRIBE OMICRON, AND ARP507, AND THE SUBJECT WHO WOLD BECOME PEV02. RIGHT BEFORE ANIULAION, PRE10 BIT THE SUBJECT AND DIED, TRANSFERRING ITS POWER INTO THE SUBJECT, TRANSFORMING IT INTO PVE02. DUE TO THIS, PRE10 HAS BEEN RE-DESIGNATED AS IPRE03.





Further Reading: This account of a man hunted by PRE10. See also the blog "Gaining Perspective"